Your results show your tank is still in the beginning stages of cycling. Do a water change, that ammonia level is high.
Those lights wont really be sufficient for much of anything. I had similar lighting on a tank with similar depth and the plants began to die. Do some research into good aquarium plant lighting. I use satellite led plus led bars to light my tanks but I dont believe they would be sufficient for a tank as deep as yours. Look into full spectrum lighting and high intensity.
Those lights wont really be sufficient for much of anything. I had similar lighting on a tank with similar depth and the plants began to die. Do some research into good aquarium plant lighting. I use satellite led plus led bars to light my tanks but I dont believe they would be sufficient for a tank as deep as yours. Look into full spectrum lighting and high intensity.
I use an odyssea twin tube T5HO fluorescent over my 29g with plants. This fixture would fit 20long, 29 and 37g tanks (well.. anything 30" wide) Fixture is ~48watts total.
TBear, the problem with fluorescent plant lighting is, even though the bulbs look good to the eye, they have to be swapped out every 6-12months if you want them to keep growing plants. Their output intensity fades with use.
Again.. why say it once when you can say it 3-4x in one thread.. You might want to concentrate on water parameters and establishing an environment your fish can continue to live in first, then move on to plants, which can help the tank environment thing..
TBear, the problem with fluorescent plant lighting is, even though the bulbs look good to the eye, they have to be swapped out every 6-12months if you want them to keep growing plants. Their output intensity fades with use.
Again.. why say it once when you can say it 3-4x in one thread.. You might want to concentrate on water parameters and establishing an environment your fish can continue to live in first, then move on to plants, which can help the tank environment thing..
Any combo of the above it going to be a constant issue with that mix of fish.
Fluorescents have to be changed every 12 to 18 months. But contrary to popular belief, LEDs fade too and may or may not hold out that much longer. There are excellent fluorescent tubes like the Phillips 865 or Osram 860. Those are 6500K and have about the highest output in Lumen possible for a fluorescent of that size. The best thing is they are only $3-$4 a piece.
